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According to "When was the first computer invented?" Charles Babbage created the first mechanical computer. It doesn't resemble what a computer today would look like, but it worked in order to communicate. It is important for us to know that this is where social media all started from because without computers, I am not sure social media would be where it is today.
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According to "The Complete History of Social Media: Then and Now," CompuServe was the first form of internet that allowed email and its users to communicate through virtual newsletter.
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According to "The First Email...," Ray Tomlinson sent the first ever email to himself. He said that the message was of no substance and probably said something like, "QWERTYIOP."
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According to "15 Fantastic Firsts on the Internet," the Nokia 9000 was the first phone with internet. It was launched in Finland in 1996, but the prices to access the internet were very high. The Nokia 9000 was the birth of internet on a phone.
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"The Complete History of Social Media: Then and Now," says that the first actual social media site was called six degrees. One could upload a profile about themselves and make friends with other users.
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According to "The History of Social Media from 1978-2012," Myspace was created. Myspace is a social media platform that got the ball rolling and became the most popular social networking site in the U.S. in 2006.
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According to "Timeline: Social Media," Facebook was founded by Harvard students, lead by Mark Zuckerberg. It is now one of the largest social media platforms of all time.
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"The First Ever...," states that the first YouTube video was posted of the San Diego Zoo by the now co-founder, Jawed Karim. YouTube is now watched by 1,300,000,000 people in the world, with almost 5 billion videos being watched daily and 300 videos being created a minute!
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The "History of Social Media from 1978-2012," says that around 2006, the company Viacom came in with an offer to buy Facebook for $1.5 billion, but the offer was declined. Yahoo! then came with an offer for $1 billion, but yet again, it was declined.
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The "History of Social Media from 1978-2012," says that Twitter was born around 2006, with the first ever tweet being made by co-founder Jack Dorsey. Twitter is now one of the most popular social media sites of my generation (Gen Z).
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According to "Kevin Systrom In His Own Words...," Instagram was created by him and his buddy Mike Krieger exclusively for IOS on the iPhone. It is a social media site for photo and video sharing. Instagram is now (along with Twitter), one of the most popular social media sites as of now. 1 billion people use instagram every month.
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In Missouri, a teacher sues the state because of the "Facebook law," says "Timeline: Social Media." This law stated that teachers must not contact students through web-sites that are not work related. She sues them because it inhibits her from connecting with her OWN child via Facebook.
